The “reverse” & “invert” buttons are essential for me when I’m writing a melody or a bassline. I pretty much ALWAYS at least hit those & listen to what it sounds like- even if I immediately go back to how I originally wrote it. Those 2 buttons have led me down countless paths I never would’ve gone down, if not for those buttons.
You can reverse it with reverb then print it to audio and reverse it again to line up with the original progression but with a layered effect on it. Nice little production tip.
❤Thank you for sharing your knowledge and experience! This tutorial is truly captivating and informative. I appreciate your creativity and passion for this genre!
The easiest way to draw velocities imo is you can also highlight the notes who’s velocities you want to change. Then press Ctrl + E while dragging with left click across the velocities, hard to explain in words but super easy to figure out it’ll do you wonders
That's how i go about it or i use the Ableton groove pool. If you don't know what that is go look it up it makes it super simple to make all your midi and samples sound more humanised if you get me
I'm using Ableton for 10 years and still it was interesting to know something new... never thought that I can record resulting track of midi effects... thanks a lot, man!!! it was very useful for me
@@contraspower6302 I've used FL for 5 years. It's a lot easier to stay organized in ableton. Don't have to manually add tracks to mixer, automations are easier, don't have to work too hard to stay organized.
That is why I switched as well. Building big projects was a pain in fl studio in my opinion. Automation was my number 1 issue as it makes another clip just for the automation, which again makes it very hard to stay organized.
For the midi editor preview you can simply press (Ctrl K) when it's highlighted you click on the little icon then simply select a key on your keyboard you wish to assign it to push it and then it's mapped to that as a shortcut. You can do this with many parameters and can save you so much time with workflow
There is a good way to edit multiple midi parts of different instruments in the same time frame in one piano roll window. Just select several midi parts of different instruments located at the same time interval with cntrl + l. maus click. Colored stripes will appear at the top of the piano roll, allowing you to quickly switch between the notes of the selected instruments, and all notes of all midi parts will be visible in one window.
Take your mouse to the piano roll keys (over the black and white boxes) you'll see a magnifying glass instead of your cursor and click and drag left or right to zoom in or out of the piano roll.
In envelope you have to click the type so it's shown with a green dot to show the automation. In my case sustain. Perhaps this will stop the sustain from failing to work for the first bar too. It took me the better part of day to figure that out!
Thanks for your video. I'm having difficulty seeing all of the measures recorded in the piano roll. I added extra measures to the "length" in the square to the left and tried to click and drag to pull it over, but can't seem to get it to move.
In session view, how do you view the piano roll of one track, while playing another track? As soon as you adjust a parameter on the track you are playing, the piano roll jumps to the active track
I think minute 1:59 - 2.01 should edit to add sound because if you hear with out hearing is a big picture if i can compare with normal people and disability (not intention to raciest disability term or any thing just i don't has much a vocabulary (sorry about that) to explained ; or you add section of you insert instrument 1st before going in to the tip in the clip (adding about 10-15 sec i think enough ) :)
Hey man, thanks for the vid. For some reason the midi notes that I draw in on the piano roll are a dull greyish colour and don't quite sound the same as when I use a MIDI controller . Have i clicked something wrong?
Hi just silly question if for example, I have a sample in the G # note and I would like to change it to the F note. Do you just put it on the F key ,thank You.
If you're using that sample in a sampler, set the transpose to +4 (since G# is 4 semitones away from C). That way G# on your piano roll corresponds to G# in your sample, which will make it easier when you're adding other melodic elements.
Does anybody know of a way how to keep the length of the note so that if you draw them you don't have to repeatedly stretch them to the length of the previous note?
Hey, so the pencil tool notes are determined by the size of your grid. So just change the grid to the size you want and click away! The shortcuts for changing grid side are CMD+1 or CMD+2
@@EDMProd Ah true Thanks! and I tried it rn but here's the thing though sometimes, the grid glitches out and doesn't really change despite the time signature changing, idk if you face it or not but it happens and confuses me at times and I gotta like scrub-zoom out and back in to actually have it work and it just messes up my flow when producing. I tried going from 1/4 to 1/8 but saw the grid not change at all so i zoomed out just enough and back in to have it work. Does it happen to you too? (Btw I use the fixed grid)
All I want to do is when I change the length of a note, the next note I play will be the same length. I don’t want to have to change it each time or right click and keep picking notes!
If you use control C and then while still holding it down drag the note you want to copy to the side and it should copy the note and drag a new one across
why when i press ctrl right click on my mouse why cant i select some notes when i need too or all notes no matter how far apart horizontally or vertically they are apart, basically like in cubase i will drag the mouse and select some notes nonmatter how many octaves apart they are, in ableton it seems you cannot!!!! seriosuly its such an important gesture, please help me im ripping my hair out.
In case you missed it, get the tips + more here! www.edmprod.com/piano-roll-tips/
Chuck it on your studio wall or something for reference ;)
Don't bother. it will make you put in an email and then give you an error.
Thanks! Transitioning from FL Studio to Ableton and this really helps!
play at 1.5 speed. you're welcome!
2x speed if you're not a pussy
mashbury 😂
damn you've saved my life with all the ableton tutorials wtf
Just did this, he talks painfully too slow.
@@Chaos0498 He's probably in just for the money and monetization. Watch time is a significant factor as well, lol.
The “reverse” & “invert” buttons are essential for me when I’m writing a melody or a bassline. I pretty much ALWAYS at least hit those & listen to what it sounds like- even if I immediately go back to how I originally wrote it. Those 2 buttons have led me down countless paths I never would’ve gone down, if not for those buttons.
You can reverse it with reverb then print it to audio and reverse it again to line up with the original progression but with a layered effect on it. Nice little production tip.
Omg, force legato is great, I spend so much time tweaking the length of notes. Thanks for the tips!
Hey! I only was hoping to hear one tip and you covered it. Ty man. It was so simple but I couldn’t figure it out
❤Thank you for sharing your knowledge and experience! This tutorial is truly captivating and informative. I appreciate your creativity and passion for this genre!
The easiest way to draw velocities imo is you can also highlight the notes who’s velocities you want to change. Then press Ctrl + E while dragging with left click across the velocities, hard to explain in words but super easy to figure out it’ll do you wonders
That's how i go about it or i use the Ableton groove pool. If you don't know what that is go look it up it makes it super simple to make all your midi and samples sound more humanised if you get me
I'm using Ableton for 10 years and still it was interesting to know something new... never thought that I can record resulting track of midi effects... thanks a lot, man!!! it was very useful for me
🤯 you saved me from a whole life of edition time, thanks so so much!
Just switched from fl studio, this video is really helpful 🙌🏾🙌🏾 thanks
Why you switched your daw? Can you plzz tell me in detail
@@contraspower6302 I've used FL for 5 years. It's a lot easier to stay organized in ableton. Don't have to manually add tracks to mixer, automations are easier, don't have to work too hard to stay organized.
That is why I switched as well. Building big projects was a pain in fl studio in my opinion. Automation was my number 1 issue as it makes another clip just for the automation, which again makes it very hard to stay organized.
I still use fl studio but ableton has a different feel to it. I have more creativity within ableton.
Miss the piano roll?
Literally the type of video I've been looking for! Giving me the ability to explore stuff myself, thanks!
For the midi editor preview you can simply press (Ctrl K) when it's highlighted you click on the little icon then simply select a key on your keyboard you wish to assign it to push it and then it's mapped to that as a shortcut. You can do this with many parameters and can save you so much time with workflow
I'm just starting out with Ableton and THIS IS SO FREAKING HELPFUL THANK YOU
Glad you find it helpful! :)
Same here! We loving live so far!
Great vid!
Great vid ... full of cool tips that will save you time, so it is well worth watching all the way through!
Thank you! I found the solution to my problem in your vid. Happy New Year and I wish all the best to you!
Nice tips, I suppose especially the reverse + inverse function will help me a lot creating melodies and stuff!
Glad to hear it!
There is a good way to edit multiple midi parts of different instruments in the same time frame in one piano roll window. Just select several midi parts of different instruments located at the same time interval with cntrl + l. maus click. Colored stripes will appear at the top of the piano roll, allowing you to quickly switch between the notes of the selected instruments, and all notes of all midi parts will be visible in one window.
Thanks a lot! very helpful
why doesnt this have more views? these are great, really helpful
Thanks so much :)
Super cool, thank you for making this video!
check out LIVE ENHANCEMENT SUITE, some great little hacks in that free piece software
thanks a lot for the legato trick!
Thanks! Great explanations
Glad you enjoyed!
Super helpful video. Thanks!
Very helpful, cheers brother
perfect tips, thank you!
Love the channel! Just subbed. I love the insights, is anyone else having difficulties downloading the Tips List?
Hey Larry, if you're still having problems send me an email at aden@edmprod.com :)
Thanks dude really helpful
Thanks
one tip is also is when practice notes without recording, you still can paste them in the midi roll, very handy.
youre right its in the top bar. its called "capture midi"
if you watch it at 75% speed he sounds like he just pounded a bottle of liquor, wonderful tutorial!
Is there a way to cut or split midi notes in the clip view in session mode? I can't seem to find this in any menu or key command.
Great! Thx :)
My notes in the piano appear like very thin and small??
How to increase their size without using the fold option?
By the way great vid!
Take your mouse to the piano roll keys (over the black and white boxes) you'll see a magnifying glass instead of your cursor and click and drag left or right to zoom in or out of the piano roll.
So, you could use Fold to essentially create a scale mode. Handy!
Yep very helpful thing to do!
How would I move the selected notes up/down by a semitone ?
just up/down on the arrow pad
great video
Is there a way to make pan in piano roll like velocity?
Been looking for this too for a while but haven't found the feature yet.
In envelope you have to click the type so it's shown with a green dot to show the automation. In my case sustain. Perhaps this will stop the sustain from failing to work for the first bar too. It took me the better part of day to figure that out!
Nice thanks 🙏
No problem! :)
Hey, I'd love an update including Live 11 features!
Thanks for your video. I'm having difficulty seeing all of the measures recorded in the piano roll. I added extra measures to the "length" in the square to the left and tried to click and drag to pull it over, but can't seem to get it to move.
Will be possible just create entire chords? Like a easy way?
In session view, how do you view the piano roll of one track, while playing another track? As soon as you adjust a parameter on the track you are playing, the piano roll jumps to the active track
... Tips on Top !! ;)... thanks
❤❤❤❤❤❤😍thankyou
You've earned a sub...
2:00 the keyboard shortcut is “m”
I think minute 1:59 - 2.01 should edit to add sound because if you hear with out hearing is a big picture if i can compare with normal people and disability (not intention to raciest disability term or any thing just i don't has much a vocabulary (sorry about that) to explained ; or you add section of you insert instrument 1st before going in to the tip in the clip (adding about 10-15 sec i think enough ) :)
Hey man, thanks for the vid. For some reason the midi notes that I draw in on the piano roll are a dull greyish colour and don't quite sound the same as when I use a MIDI controller . Have i clicked something wrong?
Hello, the guy below wrote about shortcut CTRL+E, but it does not work for me, what does this shortcut do?
Exelent...tutorial
Glad it helped!
Excelente, muito grato.
Glad you like!
br
How did he set the midi stretch marker?
Hi just silly question if for example, I have a sample in the G # note and I would like to change it to the F note. Do you just put it on the F key ,thank You.
If you're using that sample in a sampler, set the transpose to +4 (since G# is 4 semitones away from C). That way G# on your piano roll corresponds to G# in your sample, which will make it easier when you're adding other melodic elements.
Is it possible to change sharps for flats?
Does anybody know of a way how to keep the length of the note so that if you draw them you don't have to repeatedly stretch them to the length of the previous note?
how do you cut notes?
great video!, the download did not work
Is there any way to let the PENCIL tool drop 1/4 or 1/16th long notes? Is that possible in any way even through any sort of KB shortcut?
Hey, so the pencil tool notes are determined by the size of your grid. So just change the grid to the size you want and click away! The shortcuts for changing grid side are CMD+1 or CMD+2
@@EDMProd Ah true Thanks! and I tried it rn but here's the thing though sometimes, the grid glitches out and doesn't really change despite the time signature changing, idk if you face it or not but it happens and confuses me at times and I gotta like scrub-zoom out and back in to actually have it work and it just messes up my flow when producing.
I tried going from 1/4 to 1/8 but saw the grid not change at all so i zoomed out just enough and back in to have it work. Does it happen to you too? (Btw I use the fixed grid)
please how can you get scale highlighting like FL studio?
When I press shift to move up or down an octave it just moved the notes up 1 key??
How do you get the music notes to show up?
Is there a way to have the daw automatically increase the midi loop length bar by bar as you add new notes to the last bar?
sadly no
Anyone know how to open the damn piano roll? lol transitioning from FL to Ableton but for the life of me cannot find how to open up the piano roll!
this is nice, Keep it up!
I'm pianist and do some video too :)
Glad you like :)
All I want to do is when I change the length of a note, the next note I play will be the same length. I don’t want to have to change it each time or right click and keep picking notes!
If you use control C and then while still holding it down drag the note you want to copy to the side and it should copy the note and drag a new one across
cool guy
why when i press ctrl right click on my mouse why cant i select some notes when i need too or all notes no matter how far apart horizontally or vertically they are apart, basically like in cubase i will drag the mouse and select some notes nonmatter how many octaves apart they are, in ableton it seems you cannot!!!! seriosuly its such an important gesture, please help me im ripping my hair out.
Dont kow if im the only one, but the link to download the tips just lead me to a blank website.
does anyone now how to zoom into the piano? like seeing notes wider you, you know
Your landing page isn't working!
Got Ableton 8.1 and no legato Button :(
1:45 Bcs, you haven't assign any instrument to the midi track
wont let me DL!!!
You should create a series called actually useful tips… Because that’s what you were doing…
Cheers!
press alt in draw mode
and thank me later
For velocity Up??😉 I accidentally got this in very first time
Ctrl + D
Yep, that's a great one, massive time saver haha
No sound for me
live lite
the 20th should have been zoom
Jesus Christ I was getting frustrated thanks
this is the basics not tips... boring
Nothing unique here just basic stuff
thanks this was really helpful!
My notes in the piano roll appear like very thin and small??
How to increase their size without using the fold option?
By the way great vid!
You can click and drag on the left side to zoom.
@@EDMProd Thanks man!